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Washington Football Team History


Washington Huskies
University of Washington
 Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861
Stadium: Hushy Stadium
Capacity: 72,500
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Don James
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Don James enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Wyoming  38   2   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Utah  41   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Oregon  21   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Fresno State  49   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Oregon State  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Arizona State  7   12   #Won       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Pittsburgh  14   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ UCLA  34   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ California  28   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Southern California  17   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Washington State  17   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 22   Texas  14   7   W    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored321
  Scoring Average26.8
  Points Allowed154
  Defense Average12.8
  Opponents Record67-71
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record4-0
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
11 9-3-0 AP
11 9-3-0 Coaches
11 9-3-0 UPI
  
1979 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 11-0-1389171Won  17-166-0-124499  John Robinson
Washington 10-2321154Won  14-76-116598  Don James
California 6-6257194Lost  17-285-4217142  Roger Theder
Arizona 6-5-1244243Lost  10-164-3139136  Tony Mason
Oregon 6-5200212 4-3126130  Rich Brooks
Stanford 5-5-1259239 3-3-1158146  Rod Dowhower
UCLA 5-6257256 3-4160182  Terry Donahue
Washington State 3-8241366 2-6153255  Jim Walden
Oregon State 1-10147396 1-7101315  Craig Fertig
Arizona State 1-11306208 0-7167127  Frank Kush

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.